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The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1887-06-01
The Best! s'The Manning Guards"
Cigar, 5 cents, at Dinkins & Cos.

Corporal ". C. Davis carried of
the honors at the competitive drill OF
the cadets of the Military Academy
last Saturday. He was successful in
being first in his division, Company
D, and was awarded the honors of
the best drilled man at the Academy.
The victory is especially compliment
airy to Corporal Davis, as he has not
yet been two years atthe Academy and
among his competitors were cadets OF
four years
Twenty dollars, clear of all expens-
es, was realized by the festival of the
Children's Missionary Society Of the
Presbyterian church last Thursday
evening. The amount will so to the
Thornwell Orphanage, of Clinton, in
this State. It was touching to hear
this pathetic remark of little Miss,
"Won't the money do the poor little
orphans gocd?'
MIR. r. II. Dean and his accomplish
ed daughter, Miss Minnie, added to
the pleasure of the evening with some
good music on the piano and violin.
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An Unknown Waif.

Mr.. Willoughby Christmas, Of this
county, awoke during the night OF the
18th instant, and bearing a child cry
ing in the yard, he became interested
to know how it was possible for one
of his children to get out of the house
in the night time. He soon counted
his children and found the number
correct. He then went to the yard
and found white girl baby alone.
It was poorly and scantily dressed,
and near to it was a slip of paper on
which was written 'tBorn 18th OF
March" aIr. Christmas says the
child did not look to be more than
three weeks old. At last accounts
the matter was in mystery--Counts
Record.
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Each subsequent insertion. Soc.
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FEMALE RULE-"The Mayoress of a
northern Kansas town, who was elect
ed under the new woman suffrage law
last week, came down to her Office tie
other day with Mother Hubbard on,
and as she sat cross legged in the
Mayors chair, the city clerk noticed
that abe lad q hole in her stocking
and that her hustle was to one side.
He reported the fact to his wife, his
wife told the hired girl, the hired girl
told her fellow, her fellow told the
city marshal, and the city marshal told
the Mayoress, whereupon the city
clerk got fired and the town is scan
dalized. The Mayoress said that she
would wear her bustie in front, behind,
or sideways, endit was nobody's busi,
ness. It is needless to say that the
falr Mayoress is red-headed."
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at the residence of Mr.. ". W. Rich
bourg on the night of tue 20th instant
for an unknown purpose, and that
they would charge five cents admis
sion. Well, no one paid any specia
attention to their announcement, yet
as the time drew near, each one would
say to his friend or neighbor, do you
expect to go out to the entertain
ment?" Answer, "Well I don no;
yes, I reckon I will, I'll go round and
see what's up" At any rate, on last
Friday night at an early hour Mr.. Rs
house was crowded with old and
young. to see what the ''little things
would do. These little girls seemed
50 happy and mischievous that some
Of us thought they were after an
"April Fool" but no, the afterthought
was, this is May.
When the hour arrived, gentle
signal was given for silence. Mr.. John
C. Ingram arose and said: ''The first
piece to be rendered by the Summer
ton Ameteur Troupe, is Dixie! by
Misses Burgess and Ingram" They
played it we'll. No one could find a
fault, and when they had finished
Dixie" my! such rounds of applause.
From time to time the following pro-
gramme was announced and success
fully executed:
Song-She Sleeps in the Valley"
Troupe.
BannerQuick Step"-Mabel Cantey.
Mother Goose se-Recitation-Georgie
Ingram.
Nearer my God to Thee-1nstru-
mental-Annie Burgess.
Annie Laurie-Annie Richbourg.
Vallienee Polka-Misses Ingram
and Burgess.
Sons-Little Brown Church Troupe.
Black Hawk Waltz-Georgie In
gram.
Poor Polly-Recitation- Bur
CESS.
Song-School Girls Lament-Troupe.
Every one present was perfectly
charmed at the success with which
each little girls efforts were crowned.
This is not all Mr.. Editor, ':not so
much what we do, but how" with
what motive.) At the conclusion OF
the entertainment, it was announced
that there was an Indebtedness bang
ing over the Academy, and that these
children wanted it paid, and that
herewith they presen ed the flu is OF
their labor, $40, to go towards the
payment of said debt. Go it little
girls; I admire the "will and the way
with which YOU accomplish things.
That debt will roll away by your cor
tinuous little efforts, if, though family
you still keep pursuing. Have anoth
er entertainment. ! pledge you the
presence and attention of one who is
WILLING TO HELP.
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A delightful smoke; 'rThe Manning
Guards" 5 cents Cigar at Dinkins &
Cos.
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FOUR LITTLE MISSES ON THE STAGE
SUMMEsToN, May 27, 1887.

Mr.. EDITOR: As no one else has
done so, l give you an outline OF the
most enjoyable little entertainment
that it has been our pleasure to wit
ness in long, long time. Iwish |
could do justice to this affair, but l
am no writer. Some one ought to
have written up the whole affair, as the
parties concerned deserved a notice IN
public print.
Four little girls, viz: Misses Annie
Burgess, Annie Mabel Cantey, George
Ingram, and Annie Richbourg, an
nounced some weeks ago that they
were going to give all entertainment
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Capt. Vincent F. Martin, Travelling
Agent of Public Lands, expects to be
in Manning from the 7th to the llth
of June, for the purpose of efectlng
the redemption, sale, or renting OF
lands forfeited to the State for taxes
in Clarendon county, and, also, to COM
pare books with the Auditor.
BY direction of the Secretary OF
State, Captain Martin will pay espe-
cial attention to correcting any errors
in the forfeited land list, and any per-
sons having reason to think that any
exist, are cordially invited to commu-
nicate with him at the Office of the
County Auditor.
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Led iStray,

"TERSASE1NA, Nassau Co., Fla. March %,
1851 have used DR.. Simmons Liver
Regulator and always found it to do what
is claimed for it. The last bottle and two
packages did me no good and we're worse
than nothing see it is Lot put up by j..
Il. Zeilin j. Co., and not genuine, and 4
waste of money to buy it. would be glad
to get the pure and genuine. Send me some
from honest hands with red D and Zell!n
& Co.'S signature on Wrappec). The tict
tious stun sold will injure- some one badly.
Your obedient servant.
BENZ. 7. RICH.
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SURVEYORS Nor1cE.

The undersigned respectfully offers his
services in this and adjacent counties as q
Land Surveyor, and will faithfully execute
whatever work may be entrusted to him.
J. E. SCOTT
Manning S. c., March Is. 1887.
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Mt. Thomas n. Tobias had his col
ar bone broken Sunday by his mule
falling or him.
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Dr. II eAER,

Wholesale Druggist, Nos, f31 4 1913
Meeting street, Charleston, S c.
Dealer in Drugs, Medicines, Foreign
and Domestic Chemicals, Glassware
Spices, Brushes, Essential Oils, Sur
gical instruments, Perfumery, Fancy
Goods, SHOW CASES, of all sizes,
and all articles usually found in q
First-ctsss Drug House. Prices low
Quick sales and small profits.
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We are pleased to observe that
Clarendon county is doing better
about her jail and public Offices The
last presentment of the Grand Jury
makes favorable report of the condi-
ton of afsirs-Abberille Medium.
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Terms Cash With 0rder.

Stoves shipped from factory including 80
nieces. A Flat Top SIS, No Z Cook Stove
for So. oven l5x17, weight 220 lbs. A Flat
Top SD, No Cook Stove for Sl2, oven
17xlS, weight $50 lbs. Warrantced to give
perfect satisfaction.
J. d. RATTERREE, Chester, S. c.
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On Sundays train will leave Charleston.
s. c., S.45 a. NJ, arrive Columbia 100 P.
NJ Returning leaves Columbia 5.27 P. n,
arrives Charleston 9.45 P. II.
Solid Trains between Charleston and Col-
umbia. S. C. Special ParIor Cars attached tsr
this train between Charleston and Gojum-
bia. No extra charge for sent in sheSe
cars to passengers holding First Glass tick-
esq.
T. NJ. EsEasoN,
Genl Pass. AeenA
J. F. DIVINE,
GenI Sup't.
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A large number OF friends were
present, and the bride and groom 8
attendants were Mr.. Arthur Our
vus, and Miss Maggie Jefferson
The marriage of Rev j. An
derson, to a widow, took place a.
337 F St, on Thursday evening,
at 8 o'clock. and the ceremony
was performed by r. S. Laws.
Police officers Work and Block,
arrested two white boys on Satur
day last, a. $50 o'clock, and locked
them up at the 4th Precinct sta
tion.
The meeting of the various So
cial Clubs of this section for ar
rangements of the Emancipation
are regular anil enthusiastic
The Washington bee., 1887-03-19
SOUTH WASHINGTON.

Mrs. Frances Coleman, widow
of the late Coleman, died Oh Fri.
day night the 11th and was buried
on Monday last.
The christening services of lit
tie Eva Floretta, the sweet daught.
er of MIR. Richard A. and Mrs
Rebecca Adams Lee, which took
place at 1926 IL ST., on Thursday
evening last, was performed by
Rev. K, II. e. Dyson of the Wes.
ley Zion A. M. E. church; music
was furnished by Mrs. Maggie L.
Clarke. Among the many friends
present. We're Mr.. aud Mrs. X. S.
Laws, Mrs. Annie Hicks, Mrs.
Mary @. Grice, and others.
Mr.. William Mitchell was married
to Miss Sophia Mitchell, daughter
OF Mrs. Mary Earl, by Second mar
riage, at the residence OF her
mother 418 Sd st., on Tuesday
evening, at 8 o'clock, services per-
formed bv Rev. W. j. Howard,
pastor of Zion Bsptist.
The Washington bee., 1887-03-19

senate the name of Mr.. Trotter
from Massachusetts also non.
resident. The senate committee
again reported adversely by the
same vote by which Matthews had
been rejected in the Committee.
Harris and Brown only, both
democrats from the south, voting
for Trotter as they had done for
Matthews. As soon as this be
came known and before the senate
had an opportunity to sustain that
report, Recorder Matthews under
an act of Congress authorizing the
appointment Of a deputy which
among other things Says
"In case of a vacancy in the
office of Recorder by death,
resignation, or other cause, the
deputy Recorder shall act until a
recorder shall be duly appointed
& qualified" filled with the clerk of
this District Trotter's appointment
asdeputy which made him recorder
OF Deeds, after March 4th whether
the senate confirmed him or not.
When the republican senators be-
came aware of this act of Mat
thews, then it was that the great
Senators Hoar and Dawes of
Massachusetts came to the front
in the interest of Trotter, then
it was that the Republican senate
changed front and confirmed
Trotter. They were driven by a
democratic President to do an act
ofjustice to a Negro soldier and
surrendered to President Cleves
land and his avowed determiua-
ton to protect the righ's of and
give proper and just recognition
to colored citizens In the matter of
public plnce.
The Washington bee., 1887-03-19

The twenty-ffth anniversary of
the emancipation of slaves i'm the
District of Columbia will occur on
Saturday, April Is, and big Gel
ebration is expected to take place.
Chairman G. F. Mosby, OF the con-
vention held last Friday, has an
nounced the following committees ::
Arrangements-W. III. Barker,
chairman Samuel Tinnpy, p. H..
Carson, Otho Branson, Charles H..
johnson, Addison Blnkett, John
w. Freeman, Ralph Wormley, Rob
ert Brown, Simon POcher, Il. d..
Ruffin, Arthur Coins, j. L. G..
Brown, Edward Harris, Nathaniel
Boston, Silas Chapman, Henry
Miller, j. G. Strather, Motinore
Dorsey, Logan Williams, j. T.
Washington, and Walker Gilchrist.
G. L. Joy, Robert Holiday, Geo.
W. Phillips and Daniel Washing
ton:
Finance-W II. Jackson, chair
man; j. w. BransOn, G. III. Mar
shall, James Thompson, j. w. Fow-
er, Robert Olmstead. Levi McCabe,
w. Calvin Chase, Lewis Willis, Rev.
Robert Johnson, Rev. B. l.. Phillips,
j. l.. Turner, Robert, Holiday,
Joseph Thompson, A. w. Clements,
j. w. Cooper, Robert A. Green.
On speakers--W. Calvin Chase,
chairman A. st. A. Smith, Prof.
J. M. Gregory, Charles II. Mar
shall, w. I'll. Johnson.
Chas. Taylor, Thornton Payton,
R. G. Powell, Thonton Davis,
Arthur Coins, Geo. w. Phillips,
E Wright, Geo. ID. g aham.
On music---W. H. Lee, chairman;
G. L. JOY, j. Ell. Mitchell, John r.
Cole, jeff Lee, Samuel r. Collins,
Richard johnson.
On military-Maj. G. B. Fisher,
chairman Maj. G. A. Fleetwood,
Lieut.. Col. f. C. Revells, Capt. B.
Young, Capt. James E. Campbell,
Capt. Lewis johnson, Capt. Arthur
Brooks.
On reception---Tilghman Dorsey,
chairman S. E. Jones, Glenn Craw-
ford, Simon Pocher, Charles Turner.
Executive committee--C. H. Mar
shall, chairman w. Calvin Chase,
A. St. A. Smith, j. w. Branson,
w. II. Barker, I'll. Hill, Calvin,
Brent, &c rye Phillip, Sidney w.
Herbert, H. Alexander, VIM.
Hawkins, John w. Freeman. w.
III. Lee, James Thomas, Hamilton
VosS, Daniel Washington, Henry
III. Dade, Thomas w. base, VINO
Simpson, Samuel Asher, Otho
Williams, John Lewis, w. Ell. Jack
son, Thornton Payton. The chair
man will maze other appointments
hereafter.
The Washington bee., 1887-03-19
NEGRO TREA CHERRY.

There will be seen on our front
page the statement OF w. A. Page,
relative to the dismissal of Mr.. l..
NJ. Browne, formerly clerk in the
General Lend office and city edi-
tor of this paper. 1t what Mr..
Page states is true Mr.. Clemmons
should Represented for C 'n-pira-
cy against one of the brightest
young men among our people.
What benefit was it to Mr.. Glenn
mons to misrepresent MIR. Browne
to Senator Harris, unless i was
to satisfy pr judiced spleen whl, b
is plainly shown in the statement
of young Page. Supp Sc We were
to inform Secretary Lemar of
what Mr. Clemmons showed the
editor of this paper? No we shall
withhold our information until
the arrival OF Mr.. Browne, not
that he wants q Reinstatement in
the Land Office, but to vindicate
himself of a malicious and cow-
ardIy charge made against him
by small "nigger." The govern
ment departments are full of just
such men as Clemmons and the
sooner the officials know them
the better it will be for worthy
people.
Prior to the time of Mr..
Brownies discharge from the Land
office, Mr.. Clsmmons said to us
that Hon. Casey Young and
Senator I. B. Harris of Tennessee
had filed charges against Mr..
Browne and that he, Cemmons,
could save him if Browne would
come to him. We did not believe
him at the time, but, on the arriv
al MIR. Browne from his home in
Tennessee, we related to him
what MIR. Clemmons said, but Mr..
Browne said, that be took no
stock in the ignorant negro mes
senger. We would like to know
whether Secretary Lsmar consnlts
this man relative to colored ap-
polntments In bis Office as he
states? Has be ever had any
colored people discharged or ap-
pointed on his (Clemmons) recoms
mendation? Let us know Mr..
Secretary as we have a great deal
of information in our possession
that will out shine calcium
light.
The Washington bee., 1887-03-19

Can any body tell why it is
that out of seven millions of COL
ored people in the United States
represented by a million and a
half of voters, there is not to day
a single colored member of Con-
gress? Every Other nationality
in this country that has any con-
siderable population has its rep
resentatives except the colored
race. In the 50'h Congress
there will a conspicuous absence
of colored men. Since 1872 the
number of colored congressman
has been gradually diminishing
until now there is not one left.
The last two that have vanished
from our national halls Of legisla-
tion are Smalls and O'Hars.
The Washington bee., 1887-03-19
ALABAMA FEMALE NOTA>
RY PUBLIC.
ELECTION FOR ALDERMEN. THE WORK
INGMAN'S DEMOCRATIC TICKET
ELECTED ALABAMA CONGRATU-
LATES PEREZ.
(From our regular correspondent. }
Mobile, AL, March 18th, 'S7.

(From Our regular correspondent }
Mobile, AL, March 17th, 'S7.
Mr.. Editor
Julia T. Russell,
of this city, originator of the
Notary Public Bell, allowing
women to be Notary Publics which
passed the Legislature few weeks
ago, has been appointed by Geo.
Seay to that position for the
county of Mobile. She is the
first woman appointed to that
Office In Mobile, she has received
her commission and will proceed
at once TO business. The election
for Aldermen came off here last
Monday, there were two tickets
in the field, the regular democratic
and the workingman's ticket, also
democratic, but independent. The
latter ticket was elected. Their
names and trades they represent
are these: j. b. Shawhan, livery
stable; VIM. Rawkin, barber; s..
A. Carlin, dry goods salesman; j.
j. McAfee drug store clerk;
Conrad Fisher, grocer; Michael
Smith, carpenter and Frederick
Pickhard, carriage maker.
The G. U. o. OF Odd Fellows
had their forty-ninth anniversary
sermon preached at State St.
church last Sunday night by the
Rev. q. 7. Pearsall, pastor. The
sermon was an excellent one and
listened to attentively by all pres
ent. AT the conclusion of which
the order gave donation to the
church amounting to thirty odd dol
lars. Mr.. Leroy j. Watson, who
formerly taught school here, has
gone in the fruit and oyster bust
ness. He is located on the south
west corher of Davis Avenue and
Hamilton st., with a knuckle
close application to business. The
chances are III his favor for suc-
cess. | cannot close this letter
without congratula ting my old
comrade and friend G. Perez, Jr.,
upon his graduation as Medical
Doctor aud at the same time
thank him, and the faculty of
Howards Universary for an invi
tatlou to be present at the grad
uating exercises.
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Ex-Recorder Matthews. be

Ex-Recorder Matthews, before
leaving for Albany. was asked by
a prominent democrat if he did
not intend to make charges
against and secure the discl arge
of certain colored men holding
places uader President CIeveland's e
administration who openly and
secretly opposed his confirmation,
said, 81 shall never request nor
shall / aid or assist in the dis
placement of any colored man
from public Office, unless assured
that he shall be succeeded by a
negro. Bitter partisanship, the
open hostility shown and assassin
like attacks made against me
shall not affect me. Ignorance of
the great principle involved in
my contest, all envy, hatred
and malice are excusable. I feel
able to rise above the petty spites
and petty prejudiees of petty men,
remembering always, that with
the negro advancement is ever
first of the individual, then as a
necessary consequence of the race.
The Washington bee., 1887-03-19
A DEPUTY RECORDER
OF DEEDS.

If MT. James M. Trotter, the new
Recorder of Deeds, wants to please
the people in this city, we would
advise him to appoint Mr.. Richard
w. Thompkins his deputy. He is
a young man thoroughly acquaint-
ed with the District Records and
a man who will be of service to
him. Mr.. Thompkins was born in
this city and is well known by
all classes of citizens as an educat-
ed and we'll informed young man.
While we admit that Mr.. Trotter,
may In course Of time obtain a
good knowledge of the office, he
needs a man like Mr.. ThompkiBs
as his deputy and one that all
classes of citizens can trust.
The Washington bee., 1887-03-19
Subscribers are requested to pay
Hp.

The Senate Bill providing for
the reinstatement of the Freed,
mans Bank depositors met the
fate of many other measures i'll
troduced into the last session OF
Congress and failed to become a
law. 1t is probable that the Bill
would have passed the House il
the session had not been SO limi-
ted. The befooled disposition
will, therefore, have to await the
action Of the next Congress when
it is hoped the Bill will receive
favorable legislation. President
Cleveland having so warmly en-
dorsed the measure and the Sen
ate having passed the Bill it is
hoped that the Bill will not meet
with opposition in the House
next session.
The Washington bee., 1887-03-19
THE TROTTER CONFIRMA.
TION.

1t really seems strange to US,
that so many of our coIored con.
temporsries aud particularly the
New York Freeman, do not under
stand, the true significance of the
rrotter confirmation, and the
causes which forced it from the re.
publican senate. We are republican
in principle, claiming h rwever, the
right and honor to criticise the re-
publican party. We do not
propose that Senators Hoar and
Dawes of Massachusetts, shall
pull the wool over our eyes, by
the sham support given to Trot.
ter-they and their republican
fellow-senators must not be per.
mitted to imagine for single
moment, that by their shams and
hypc crisy in this matter, they are
deceivlng the thinking, reading
and intelligent colored men Of
America.
The Republican senators unani-
mously y adopted letter which was
sent to the President, in which
they declared that their reason for
rejecting Matthews was because
of his non-residence-~ and not be-
cause he was colored man and
member of the Democratic par
ty. The objection of non.residence
had never been made against a
white nominee-this objection to
Matthews was a subterfuge. The
statement made in the senatorial
letter was false. Hoar and Dawes
of Massachusetts,, Ingalls, of
Kansas, Chses of Rhode Island,
Evarts and Miller of New York
and other Republican Senators
had repeatedly declared that "a
Negro outside of the Republican
party was a monstroslty and
should be crushed that they had
been told Dy leading cploled men,
representatives of the race, that
the c. lored people shared with
them in this belief; that they did
not desire any one of their mum
ber encouraged or assisted found
outside of the Republican house
hold, The eolered press and some
light minded colnred men, who
had never been labeled "repre-
sentative" protested against a dis
elimination 80 marked Presi-
dent Cleveland insisted that the
reason assigned by the Republi>
can senate for rejection was
that the discrimination
made in the case of Matthews was
undemocratic, unrepublican, un.
Just and unsmerican. lie subs
the name of Matthews
again to the senate with his certi-
ica'e of efficiency as a public
nfhcer, and he was again rejected.
The President then sent to the
The Washington bee., 1887-03-19
TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN
CHAIRMAN MOSBY'S EDICT.

Headquarters of the Emancipa.
tion celebration, 11O9 l ST., n. W.
Washington, d. Q. March IL, s87.
In order to allow all citizens of
color to participate i'm the 25th
anniversary of the Emancipation
OF slaves in the d strict of Cplum-
bia and whereas Saturday thu 10Th
day OF April is incOnvenient to
many thousands of our cOlOre,l citi
zens to do honor to the 25th ann
versary Oftheir freedom, /, @ a le
+. Mosby, by the authority and re-
quest OF the committee of arrang ge-
ments for said anniversary cele-
bratiOn, do hereby designate Mon
day April 18th, 1887, as the day on
which the. 25th anniversary of the
slaves in the District of Columbia
shall be celebrated. 1t is therefore,
hoped that each and every patriotic
freedman will do all in his and their
power to make this day one of
the grandeSt and most imposing
occasions in the races history.
Done in this city of Washington,
this l1th day of March one thous-
and eight hundred and eighty
seven by order of the committee of
arrangements,
Charles f. Mosby, president of
the day, Wm. Fl. Brown, secretary.